Two Guyanese Referees for Caribbean Cup finals

Nov 30, 2012SportsComments Off on Two Guyanese Referees for Caribbean Cup finals

Sherwin Jonson & Venton Mars to officiate

Guyanese Referee Sherwin Johnson and Assistant Referee Venton Mars have been selected to officiate at the final of the 2012 edition of the Caribbean Cup football competition organized and sponsored by the Caribbean Football Union that will be contested on Antigua & Barbuda from December 5 – 13.

Venton Mars

Johnson who hails from the Ancient County of Berbice has been a consistent performer since his ascendancy to the FIFA list, while the East Coast based Mars has been around for sometime on the FIFA list.
Johnson will officiate in Pool B of the Group Stage matches that will be played between December 8 – 12 featuring Martinique, Cuba, French Guiana and Jamaica, while Mars will officiate in Pool A of the Group stage matches (Dec. 7 -11) that will showcase Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic and Antigua & Barbuda.
This year’s finals includes all four teams that have won the Caribbean crown, eight-time champion Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, 1993 winner Martinique and 2007 champion Haiti. Six of the eight participants have finished in the top four except the Dominican Republic and French Guiana, which is making its first appearance in the finals since 1995.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinals and qualify for the Gold Cup. Matches will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and the Antigua Recreation Ground. The top two nations from each group will advance to the knock-out stage.
Referees List: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana), David Rubalcaba (Cuba), Wilson DaCosta (Bahamas), Marcos Despaigne (Cuba), Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador), Sandy Vazquez Vargas (Dominican Republic), Kevin Thomas (Jamaica), Valdin Legister (Jamaica), Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname), William Anderson (Puerto Rico).
Assistant Referees List: Venton Mars (Guyana), Swason Owen (Cayman Islands), Sean Palmer (Bahamas), Jose Noel Martinez (Cuba), Jairo Morales Garcia (Puerto Rico), Graeme Brown (St. Kitts-Nevis), Kedlee Powell (Jamaica), Ramon Louisville (Suriname), Egbert Paesch (Aruba), Dion Neil (Trinidad & Tobago).
Caribbean Cup Finals Schedule (All times U.S. Eastern; local times in parentheses)
FIRST ROUND
Group A
At St. John’s, Antigua
Friday, December 7
Haiti vs. Trinidad & Togabo, 5 p.m. (6 p.m.); Antigua & Barbuda vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m. (8 p.m.)
Sunday, December 9
Dominican Republic vs. Haiti, 4 p.m. (5 p.m.); Antigua & Barbuda vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 6 p.m. (7 p.m.)
Tuesday, December 11
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Dominican Republic, 4 p.m. (5 p.m.); Antigua & Barbuda vs. Haiti, 6 p.m. (7 p.m.)
Group B
At North Sound, Antigua
Saturday, December 8
Martinique vs. Cuba, 4 p.m. (5 p.m.); Jamaica vs. French Guiana, 6 p.m. (7 p.m.)
Monday, December 10
Cuba vs. French Guyana, 4 p.m. (5 p.m.); Jamaica vs. Martinique, 6 p.m. (7 p.m.)
Wednesday, December 11
French Guiana vs. Martinique, 4 p.m. (5 p.m.); Jamaica vs. Cuba, 6 p.m. (7 p.m.)